Pashinyan: Armenia Can't Join EAEU and EU Simultaneously
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia recognizes the impossibility of simultaneously joining both the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the European Union (EU), emphasizing that creating an alternative for the country is the strategic goal of the 2025 law initiating EU accession talks. He stressed that no referendum can be held without prior institutional preparation and official EU candidacy status.
Consensus
- Armenia recognizes the impossibility of simultaneous membership in both the EAEU and the EU.
- The 2025 law on initiating accession to the EU aims to create an alternative for Armenia.
- Pashinyan emphasized that a referendum on EU membership cannot be held without prior institutional preparation.
- Armenia must submit an official application to the EU and obtain candidate status before a referendum.
- Strengthening cooperation with EAEU member states remains a foreign policy and foreign economic priority for Armenia.
- Pashinyan made these statements at the expanded meeting of the Eurasian intergovernmental council in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, on August 7.
- The law on EU accession was adopted in 2025.
Points of divergence
- Pashinyan noted that the existence of alternatives will promote the competitiveness and attractiveness of the EAEU. — interfax
- Pashinyan warned that the EAEU is nearing its end if export restrictions against Armenia are not resolved. — kommerant
- Pashinyan told Putin on July 27 that 'the era of no alternatives is over.' — kommerant
- Pashinyan stated that the EU requires Armenia to reduce Russian business presence in strategic sectors, sever humanitarian ties with Russia, and suppress internal opposition to the EU course. — vm
- The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Yerevan of trying to raise stakes with Moscow instead of engaging in constructive dialogue. — m24
- The Russian Foreign Ministry criticized Armenia's demonstrative overtures toward Ukraine as undermining its readiness for allied cooperation with Russia. — m24
Coverage (8 sources)
- Pashinyan: Armenia recognizes the impossibility of simultaneous membership in the EAEU and the EU — Фонтанка
- Pashinyan stated that Yerevan understands the impossibility of simultaneous membership in the EU and EAEU — Интерфакс
- Pashinyan: Armenia understands the impossibility of simultaneous membership in the EAEU and the EU — Коммерсантъ
- Pashinyan: Simultaneous membership of Armenia in the EU and EAEU is impossible — Вечерняя Москва
- Pashinyan proposed not considering the EAEU as a space of restrictions — Интерфакс
- Armenia understands that simultaneous membership in the EAEU and EU is impossible. This was stated by the country's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Strengthening cooperation with EAEU countries is one of Armenia's priorities, Pashinyan said. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Pashinyan: Armenia understands the impossibility of simultaneous membership in the EAEU and the EU — Москва 24
Key entities
- Armenia
- EAEU
- Nikola Pashinyan
- EU
- Yerevan
- European Union
- Kyrgyzstan
- Eurasian Intergovernmental Council
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- TASS
- European Union
- Eurasian Economic Union
- Cholpon-Ate